English

Adjective

nett ‎(not comparable)

1. (dated) Alternative spelling of net (remaining after expenses or deductions).

   nett price; nett weight

Usage notes

This term is more dated (i.e., has been out of use for longer) in the United States than in Commonwealth countries.

Noun

nett ‎(plural netts)

1. Obsolete form of net.

Anagrams

• tent

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /net/

Adjective

nett ‎(comparative netter, superlative nettischt)

1. nice
2. sweet

Declension

German

Etymology

From Middle Dutch net ‎(“neat, decent, pretty”), from Old French net ‎(“neat, decent”), from Latin nitidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛt/

Adjective

nett ‎(comparative netter, superlative am nettesten)

1. (of people) nice; friendly; likable
2. (of people; deeds) kind; sweet; helpful
3. (of things; situations) nice; okay; decent; often expressing a more reluctant praise

Declension

Derived terms

• Nettigkeit

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse net; compare with German Netz

Noun

nett n ‎(definite singular nettet, indefinite plural nett, definite plural netta or nettene)

1. a net
2. a network
3. (in definite singular form) nettet - the Internet

Derived terms

References

• “nett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse net; compare with German Netz

Noun

nett n ‎(definite singular nettet, indefinite plural nett, definite plural netta)

1. a net
2. a network
3. (in definite singular form) nettet - the Internet

Derived terms

References

• “nett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.